Quantitative real-time PCR: Recent advances

Charanjeet Singh, Sinchita Roy-Chowdhuri

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Abstract

Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction is a technique for simultaneous amplification and product quantification of a target DNA as the process takes place in real time in a “closed-tube” system. Although this technique can provide an absolute quantification of the initial template copy number, quantification relative to a control sample or second sequence is typically adequate. The quantification process employs melting curve analysis and/or fluorescent detection systems and can provide amplification and genotyping in a relatively short time. Here we describe the properties and uses of various fluorescent detection systems used for quantifi cation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages161-176
Number of pages16
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2016

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume1392
ISSN (Print)1064-3745

Keywords

  • Fluorescent genotyping
  • Hybridization probe
  • Intercalation probe
  • Minimal residual disease
  • Molecular beacon
  • Nucleic acid quantification
  • Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
  • Quantitative PCR
  • Real-time PCR
  • q-PCR

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

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